"Aww, Judith, it's almost like you care," he joked. Part of Derek knew that she was right, that she would be far more useful in the fight against the chimera and the Dread Doctors and whatever the hell else was going on in Beacon Hills, but that meant being sidelined and he was never very good at waiting.
He shrugged off the comments about him working with Argent. It was a matter of circumstance that worked out to both of their advantages. Of course, it also probably helped that his daughter had ended up hooking up with a couple of werewolves.